The rest of your lifeAn essay about rec sports in mountain townsElevation OutdoorsJanuary 2015Riding the waveWhy sharing the magic of the backcountry can be more enthralling than living itElevation OutdoorsJanuary 2013The reunionSome bonds run deeper than the mountainsElevation OutdoorsOctober 2011Deep in the Far EastWhy traveling halfway around the world brings clarity and perspective you can't find in your backyardElevation OutdoorsDecember 2013

Golden opportunitiesWhich athletes are likely to sweep X Games and Olympic gold?ESPN The MagazineJanuary 2014Olympic preview: Mogul skiingHeather McPhie's D-spin is one of the hardest moves in the sport. Here's how it unfoldsESPN The MagazineJanuary 2014

ESPN.com

Same slopes, different tracksMikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn, arguably the two best female ski racers in U.S. history, trained on the same mountain, competed for the same club and live 10 miles apart. That's where the similarities endESPN.comFebruary 2015*ran on Page 1Crash spoils Bode Miller's comebackTwo-time World Cup champ's career in doubt after spectacular tumble while leading super-GESPN.comFebruary 2015Ski racing personifiedWhen two young athletes died in an avalanche in Austria, the U.S. Ski Team was left to balance pain and privilege at its first home world championships in 16 yearsESPN.comFebruary 2015*ran on Page 1More than talentThalente Biyela was beaten, orphaned and addicted to drugs while he was still a child, but skateboarding provided escape from the inescapableESPN.comDecember 2014*ran on Page 1The afterlifeSkills wane, 14-year-old phenoms emerge, sponsors move on. Which way to flight school? ESPN.comNovember 2014*ran on Page 1Moore honors brother's legacyOne year after his brother Caleb died, Colten Moore returned to the X Games and won a bittersweet gold medalESPN.comJanuary 2014*ran on Page 1Tucker Hibbert's secretHow does one man win nearly every snowmobile race? A peak behind the curtain with the best everESPN.comJanuary 2014*ran on Page 1Evolution of styleA breakdown of the world's most innovative freeskiing tricks, as defined by the athletes who invented themESPN.comMarch 2013*ran on Page 1Perfect aimShaun White's 100-point halfpipe run at last year's X Games stirred the pot--and made snowboarding historyESPN.comJanuary 2013*ran on Page 1Lost edgeHow Xavier Bertoni went from being the world's best halfpipe skier to a case study in mental paralysisESPN.comFebruary 2014*ran on Page 1Living with LymeAfter 14 years of misdiagnosis, Angeli VanLaanen's Lyme disease is in remission and she's on her way to SochiESPN.comFebruary 2014*ran on Page 1A turn for the betterOlympic ski cross racer Chris Del Bosco struggled with addiction for a decade, but that demon - much like his competition - is behind himESPN.comFebruary 2010Parrot an unlikely championMax Parrot has been shunned his entire career. Why that all changed in 17 hoursESPN.comJanuary 2014*ran on Page 1The Goepper wayFreeskier Nick Goepper rose from the cornfields of Indiana to become the Olympic slopestyle favoriteESPN.comJanuary 2014*ran on Page 1Finding her placeBorn in Paraguay, adopted and raised in Massachusetts, Julia Marino is about to become Paraguay's first winter OlympianESPN.comDecember 2013*ran on Page 1Before the dawnNearly three years after his father died next to him on a mountain, Ian Borgeson earns a place among the world's elite big-mountain skiersESPN.comNovember 2013*ran on Page 1Height of courageMelissa Arnot has summited Mount Everest five times and knows about its dangers, but the scariest thing she’s seen there was entirely manmadeESPN.comNovember 2013The day nothing happenedWith more backcountry access from ski resorts, a false sense of security is risingESPN.comNovember 2013*ran on Page 1Guy Mariano's resurrectionHow one of the world's greatest skateboarders beat a crack cocaine addiction to ride againESPN.comJune 2013*ran on Page 1The Baldock promiseIt took the tragic death of BMX superstar Kyle Baldock's brother to bring out his full potentialESPN.comMay 2013*ran on Page 1Within the ropesPart 3 in a series: Litigation involving inbounds avalanche fatalities is on the rise in the U.S.ESPN.comNovember 2012*ran on Page 1Why are more people dying in avalanches?Part 2 in a series: A hard look at a growing problem, and what we can do to stop itESPN.comOctober 2012*ran on Page 1Aftermath of a disasterA deadly avalanche in Nepal begs the question: How could this have happened?ESPN.comOctober 2012*ran on Page 1Unskied Lines: Grand TetonFirst skied in 1971, the Grand still has never been descended without downclimbing or rope assistanceESPN.comJune 2010Home at lastHow Torin Yater-Wallace, Aspen's homegrown X Games medalist, overcame homelessness and other struggles to thriveESPN.comJanuary 2012*ran on Page 1State of the Sport: BackcountryA series of interviews with an esteemed guide, avalanche forecaster and pro skier; also, an avalanche galleryESPN.comNovember 2011Gore under investigationWhy the maker of Gore-Tex is being probed in the U.S. and EuropeESPN.comJuly 2011Colorado by foot and liftA story and photo gallery from a ski season's worth of road trips around the stateESPN.comMay 2011*includes photo galleryKip's greatest giftRemembering a wonderful friend and uber-talented athlete, Kip GarreESPN.comMay 2011A champion's heartbreakFreeskiing world champ Angel Collinson opens up about the death of her boyfriend, skier Ryan HawksESPN.comApril 2011*ran on Page 1Unskied Lines: Lhotse CouloirTwo Americans are attempting a first ski descent of the world's fourth largest mountain: 27,890-foot LhotseESPN.comApril 2011The social media contractIn action sports, an athlete's followers and fans are like a direct marketer's low-hanging fruitESPN.comMarch 2011Over the radarTracing the roots of Bobby Brown's rise to freeskiing superstarESPN.comJanuary 2011Air Force pilgrimageCollege football's best-kept secret is a small, overachieving school in Colorado SpringsESPN.comNovember 2010*ran on Page 1Unskied Lines: Caroline Face, Mt. CookThe southest face of New Zealand's tallest peak is a wild and dangerous place -- and offers a tantalizing ski lineESPN.comOctober 2010Unskied Lines: Mount Francais, AntarcticaBehold nearly two vertical miles of heavily crevassed, avalanche-prone magnificence. Can it be skied?ESPN.comSeptember 2010Welcome double backAustralian motocross pioneer Cam Sinclair's improbable return from a catastrophic double backflip attemptESPN.comJuly 2010*ran on Page 1Nosebleeders uniteWhy the farthest seats from home plate are also some of the best in baseballESPN.comJuly 2010*ran on Page 1Unskied Lines: Denali South FaceChris Davenport has had this complicated, 8,000-foot line in his sights for yearsESPN.comJuly 2010Three of a kindFor years, the Backstrom name has been tied to one gifted skier. Ingrid's two younger brothers, Arne and Ralph, seem intent on changing thatESPN.comMay 2010Greg Stump, uncensoredFreeskiing's legendary filmmaker talks about his life, his smoking-hot girlfriend, and The Legend of Aahhh'sESPN.comMay 2010Unskied Lines: Mount Saipal, Western NepalThis 6,000-foot face averages 45 degrees from the summit of a 23,000-foot mountainESPN.comMay 2010Unskied Lines: Mount Francis, Valdez, AKThe first in a series on the world's hairiest linesESPN.comApril 2010Saving graceMax Mancini's long road back from unthinkable tragedyESPN.comOctober 2009*ran on Page 1

Pack like you mean itWhat to bring into the backcountry on day trips and expeditionsFreeskierDecember 2013Survival's aftermathExploring PTSD and other psychological consequences of surviving an avalancheFreeskierJanuary 2013

Frequency

Keep calm, shovel onWhat happens when a rogue Alaska storm drops 120 inches of snow in four days during a ski camping tripFrequencyMarch 2014

Peak conditionsSki mountaineer Jamie Laidlaw, 29, has made his name descending coveted lines around the worldMiddlebury MagazineJanuary 2010In the line of fireThe backstage life of a Secret Service agent on the presidential campaign trailMiddlebury MagazineJanuary 2008*can be viewed upon requestMr. UnconventionalProfile of unlikely--and yet highly successful--college athletic director Erin QuinnMiddlebury MagazineJanuary 2007Requiem for a dreamFirst rape, then Lyme disease. Yet Tara Sheahan never let go of her Olympic pursuitMiddlebury MagazineJanuary 2006

Mountain Gazette

The tipping pointTracing mountain-town development from 1972 to 2012 (part of 40th anniversary issue)Mountain GazetteAugust 2012The Lost Art of Getting ByDrinking water out of jars, skiing 200 days a year -- for some, it's the lifeMountain GazetteJanuary 2009Starting overA mountain man moves to Hawaii at age 55Mountain GazetteOctober 2011JonesingWhy do we jones? What is a jones? The first episode of a new blog, Brexico, for the Mountain GazetteMountain GazetteJuly 2011The Lost Art of Dropping ByWhy the old-fashioned spontaneous visit still works in a mountain townMountain GazetteJanuary 2011Why our gear represents our personalityAn essay on adventures with outdoor gear and what they teach us about peopleMountain GazetteSeptember 2010The Lost Art of Talking Yourself Out of a TicketWherein I get a $243 speeding ticket and write a story about my pathetic excusesMountain GazetteJuly 2009

Avalanche rescue needs a revolutionaryManuel Genswein has spent more than two decades burying himself alive and pushing shovels to their breaking point to determine the best ways to save snow-slide victims. His biggest challenge? ­Convincing the world’s most experienced rescuers that he’s rightOutsideJanuary 2016The next Shaun White is a 14-year-old girlMeet Chloe Kim, an early favorite to become snowboarding's main attraction at the 2018 OlympicsOutsideJanuary 2015Climbing's little helperSeveral near deaths on the world’s highest peaks have shed light on a dangerous trend in mountaineering: rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs, particularly the powerful steroid dexamethasoneOutsideApril 2013Hero complexA brash new company is revolutionizing crisis response. So why all the enemies?OutsideApril 2011Adventure footwearAfter reviewing more than 40 new models of shoes and boots, we picked the best in six categories OutsideMay 2012Wellness keys: Fill 'er upMountain bike champ Josh Tostado's transformative (and robust) dietOutsideJanuary 2009Bleeding to death in the desertAs-told-to interview with Danelle Ballengee, part of cover package on survivalOutsideNovember 2007And you call yourself a ski bumBy-the-numbers profile of world record holder Rainer HertrichOutsideAugust 2006

Outside Online

Is Brad Gobright the next great free soloist?Profile of underground rock-climbing wunderkind who works as a busboy in BoulderOutside OnlineNovember 2015'Summit or death!'A new study shows that climbers from countries with rigid social structures are more likely to summit Himalayan mountains—but also more likely to die trying Outside OnlineJanuary 2015

Parade

Coast-to-coast crusadeUltramarathon man Dean Karnazes is running across the country to educate Americans about obesityParadeJanuary 2011

Popular Science

Eyes on the stormA revolutionary sensor changes the way we get our weather forecastsPopular ScienceSeptember 2009

Powder

The castAn ode to the characters who make your local ski area feel like homePowderNovember 2015Breaking badHow criticizing the victims of avalanche accidents perpetuates the problemPowderDecember 2013Tween dreamEstonian 10-year-old Kelly Sildaru is already one of the most famous skiers in the worldPowderFebruary 2013Almost famousHow a 17-year-old Swedish photographer (and high school student) got the gig of a lifetimePowderJanuary 2013

Rock and Ice

The one who countsElizabeth Hawley, 86, never climbed a mountain. So how did she become a mountaineering icon in Nepal?Rock and IceSeptember 2010

Road tripBack-page essay reflecting on a near-fatal accident in rural MontanaSKIDecember 2015Confessions of a ski-town chefFour culinary pros share the highs and lows of the high-altitude food bizSKINovember 2015Bell to bellSometimes more is better. An essay on seven straight hours of skiingSKIMarch 2014

Skiing

The small arms raceIndependent resorts are competing with the big boys by expanding terrain. But will more skiable acres guarantee more powder for everyone?SkiingJanuary 2015Selling the mystiqueTaos Ski Valley has been a purist’s dream—a hardcore skier’s mountain run by a family that hiked the steeps and resisted corporate schlock. But with a new owner and big developments on the horizon, can this sacred space hold on to that authentic soul?SkiingNovember 2014Can skiing save Valdez, Alaska?What happens when an oil town runs out of oil? One of the world's adventure Meccas is about to find outSkiingNovember 2011The notebookTentbound ski touring in Alaska's Chugach RangeSkiingDecember 2013The vortexChasing shamans, couloirs, and emptiness in Colorado's Sangre de Cristo rangeSkiingNovember 2012Growing bigSpurred by unprecedented popularity, big-mountain ski competitions come of ageSkiingNovember 2011Cheat Sheet: Guide to backcountry skiingA wide-ranging package on venturing into uncontrolled snowSkiingOctober 2009The Wild West of the East: A Ski Expedition to NepalA compilation of web posts and photos from a 40-day adventure into the HimalayaSkiingSeptember 2009

Cigar storyA ski bum's recipe for living large in the high country: stogies, vacation homes, and subsidized housingSummit MagazineSummer 2014Season passesHow to embrace the adventure potential on Summit's many alpine portalsSummit MagazineSummer 2014King of the hillA bum ticker may have ended Rainer Hertrich's world record ski streak, but it didn't dampen his spiritSummit MagazineSummer 2012The boys of winterOutside, the Virgin Islands ski shop may not look like much. It's what's inside that counts--and has made local historySummit MagazineWinter 2013The mayor of adventurelandDodging bullets, crevasses, and avalanches, John Warner governs BreckenridgeSummit MagazineWinter 2013Graduated ScalesColorado Mountain College CEO wins admirers through a different brand of leadership Summit MagazineJanuary 2011

Blood sportHow has Anita Ortiz, a 47-year-old mother of four and full-time teacher, come to dominate ultrarunning?Trail RunnerAugust 2011*cover storyHuman ExpressDispatches from Karl Meltzer's 2,064-mile run across middle AmericaTrail RunnerJanuary 2011The doctor is inHe used to be Michael Jackson's personal physician. Now, this local legend uses trails for a greater good.Trail RunnerAugust 2010